People of the screen: how evangelicals created the digital Bible and how it shapes their reading of scripture
People of the Screen traces the history of Bible software app development, showing the unique and powerful role evangelical entrepreneurs and coders have played in shaping its functionality and how their choices in turn shape the reading habits of millions of people around the world.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dyer, John, 1972-, People of the screen : how evangelicals created the digital Bible and how it shapes their reading of scripture] (2023) (Halldorf, Joel, 1980 -)
[Rezension von: Dyer, John, 1972-, People of the screen : how evangelicals created the digital Bible and how it shapes their reading of scripture] (2023) (Kang-Hamilton, Samjung) |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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| Summary: | People of the Screen traces the history of Bible software app development, showing the unique and powerful role evangelical entrepreneurs and coders have played in shaping its functionality and how their choices in turn shape the reading habits of millions of people around the world. Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface, in Which I Admit to Being an Evangelical Bible Programmer Studying Evangelical Bible Programmers -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- A New Kind of Technology Company -- Bible Tech Revolutions -- Techno-Evangelicals -- The State of the Digital Bible -- 2. Studying Technology and Faith -- Early Approaches to Technology Culture -- Social Shaping of Technology -- Digital Religion -- Study Groups and Approach -- 3. Evangelicals, the Bible, and Technology -- Exploring Evangelicalism -- The Supremacy of the Bible -- Hopeful Attitude toward Technology -- Entrepreneurialism in Business and Ministry -- Pragmatism in Mission and Outcomes -- Missions Movement -- Political Engagement -- Biblically Focused, Hopeful Entrepreneurial Pragmatism -- 4. Four Waves of Bible Software Development -- The Preconsumer Academic Era, 1950s-1970s -- The Desktop Pastoral Era, 1980 Onward -- The Popular Internet Era, 1995 Onward -- The Mobile App Era, 2000s Onward -- Summary and Significance -- 5. Programmers and the Business of Bible Software -- People: How Do Evangelicals Become Bible Software Developers? -- A Range of Views on Personal Technology Usage -- Product: What Is the Goal of Bible Software? -- Process: How Is Bible Software Made? -- Profit: How Does Bible Software Sustain Itself? -- The Digital Bible as Evangelical Mission -- 6. A Portrait of Evangelical Bible Readers -- Focus Group Approach and Summary -- Social Context: Relationships and the Bible -- Forms of Bible Engagement by Media -- Software: Replicating, Upgrading, and Enabling New Forms of Bible Engagement -- Hardware: The Convenience of Mobile Devices -- The Fluid Usage of Print and Digital -- 7. The Influence of Digital on Evangelical Reader Behavior -- The State of Reading on Screen -- Print versus Screen: Form and Features. |
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| ISBN: | 0197636373 |